Karl Malone expected to return to the Lakers/Kobe's criticism...

[pappy]

so Lakers decided to add a wheel-chair for Malone next to their bench or what's up with that?

Dont do this mistake again understimating a real champion.
Last year somebody did this mistake too (n.21, 2 times), and ended up rediculized.

how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.

[Rampant]

Michael jordan, thats why.

The jazz used to get so close to a ring, but those amazing bulls always stopped them 

[acbaylove]

how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.

# Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
# Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
# Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
# Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
# Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
# Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
# Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
# Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
# Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
# Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
# Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
# Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
# Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
# Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
# Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
# Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
# Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
# Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
# Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
# A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
# Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
# During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times

[pappy]

how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.

# Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
# Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
# Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
# Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
# Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
# Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
# Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
# Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
# Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
# Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
# Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
# Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
# Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
# Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
# Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
# Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
# Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
# Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
# Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
# A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
# Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
# During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times

bottom line, he dont have a ring.  One of the greatest of all time, Yes.  A true champion, No

[Rampant]

lol your logic is messed up.

So if michael jordan never won a ring, he would be a nobody?

[acbaylove]

how could you call malone a real champion, when he dont even have a ring lol.

# Selected in 1996 as one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
# Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player (1996-97, 1998-99), one of only nine players in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff Trophy more than once
# Eleven-time All-NBA First Team selection (1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99), two-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1987-88 and 1999-2000), and a 2000-01 All-NBA Third Team selection
# Three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99) and a 1987-88 NBA All-Defensive Second Team selection
# Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
# Named MVP of the 1989 All-Star Game in Houston after registering 28 points and nine rebounds, and named co-MVP with teammate John Stockton of the 1993 All-Star Game in Salt Lake City after tallying 28 points and 10 rebounds
# Ranks second all-time in points scored with 36,374, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387)
# Holds the NBA record most consecutive seasons scoring 2,000 or more points (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98) and shares the record with Michael Jordan for most career 2,000 point seasons (11, 1987-88 to 1997-98)
# Tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) for most consecutive seasons scoring at least 20.0 points per game (17, 1986-87 to 2002-03)
# Scored a career-high 61 points, the most by a Jazz player since the franchise moved to Utah, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 1/27/90
# Scored a Jazz playoff-record 50 points and grabbed 12 boards against the Seattle SuperSoncics on 4/22/00
# Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
# Passed Moses Malone (8,531) to become the NBA's all-time leader in free throws made on 3/24/01 vs. the Washington Wizards
# Became the all-time leader in free throws attepmted on 12/10/01 against the Mavericks
# Ranks second all-time in field-goals made with 13,335 behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837)
# Ranks second all-time in minutes played at 53,479, trailing only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (57,446)
# Ranks seventh all-time in rebounds, with 14,601
# Appeared in the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals against the Chicago Bulls
# Named to the 1985-86 NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in Rookie of the Year balloting after averaging 14.9 ppg and 8.9 rpg
# A member of the men's basketball "Dream Team" that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Dream Team that won gold in Atlanta
# Winner of the 1997-98 IBM Award
# During career, named NBA Player of the Week 22 times and NBA Player of the Month seven times

bottom line, he dont have a ring.  One of the greatest of all time, Yes.  A true champion, No

Ok, so Mike Penberthy is a true champion and Malone is not.

[acbaylove]

CHAMPION
# [adj]  holding first place in a contest; "a champion show dog"; "a prizewinning wine"
# [adj]  clearly superior or having the attributes of a winner; "a champion at teaching"

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Ok, so Mike Penberthy is a true champion and Malone is not.

LMAO@Mike Penberthy

[acbaylove]

I've seen him last sunday. He plays in Italy now, lol. Still a great shooter tho'.

[eS El Duque]

Malone aint a champion, becuase he hasn't won a ring. 

Like Marino, if you don't win a title, you wont be considered the Greatest of all time...but you'll be considered one of the greatest   


Oh and Laker fans...remember Kobe's pass first shoot later attitude? Looks like Lebron has more assists per game than Kobe  (only 1 point behind in average...and .5 behind in boards a game)..did I mention the 50% field goal rating ?..for a second year dude..those are Jordan type numbers  ...just to break ya balls  ...oh and Wade aint far behind..hahahha....melo i believe is in africa..melo who?

ok..my bad, off topic. Go lakers go!

[acbaylove]

Just for the record, Kobe is averaging 6.4 APG, LeBron 6.1.

[pappy]

Malone aint a champion, becuase he hasn't won a ring. 

Like Marino, if you don't win a title, you wont be considered the Greatest of all time...but you'll be considered one of the greatest   

exactly.  Marino is my favorite football player, in my opinion the greatest QB of all time.  But i realize he will never be given the title of the greatest QB b/c he has no ring.  You can never call him a true champion b/c he has no ring.  He may have the heart of a champion, but he is not a true champion tho.  call in any sports radio and ask if malone is a true champion, an 95% of them, the first thing there ask is, where is his ring.

[acbaylove]

Ok, Malone has the heart of a champion.

[eS El Duque]

Just for the record, Kobe is averaging 6.4 APG, LeBron 6.1.

fuck now I feel stupid..my bad, I got the rebounds and assists mixed up

Ok, Malone has the heart of a champion.

Agreed